Vacation notes, Grant’s special need

Since I left work on Thursday May 1^st we have traveled almost three thousand miles, been to two wedding and a graduation and made five trips to the airport. It has been a very busy two weeks. Chase and Makaila’s wedding started the entire process. It was on May 3^rd in Amarillo so Maggie, Aaron and the baby flew in from Juneau and Brittany flew in from Mississippi. Cori, Nate and the kids drove over from Florida and Joshua came by bus from Victoria, TX. Mama had six of her seven children in there.

On the Monday following the wedding Brittany flew out first and while she was getting checked in Maggie and Aaron checked their baggage. We went to breakfast and made a return trip to the airport to drop off Maggie, Aaron and baby Cathryn several hours later. Meanwhile Cori, Nate, Joshua and the kids shopped nearby. We all hooked up at the outlet malls and went to the Lego factory and the aquarium to kill the time needed until we dropped Joshua off that evening at 6 pm at the bus stop in Denton.

The grandkids stayed with me and Mama at the farm for a couple extra days while Victoria went to Florida with Cori and Nate. Mama and I drove to Florida with three children and two dogs – it took a total of sixteen hours to make the trip. All in all, we had a great time with all our children and the grandchildren through the entire visit. Mama came back with her requisite sunburn and a box of shells.

While we were away a truck plowed through the corner of our property and knocked down the fence and gate which allowed out cattle to get out. They were herded up by one neighbor and another neighbor fixed the fence and put the cattle back in our pasture. It was a good thing we let them know we would be away on vacation so they knew we needed the extra help.

We got back late Friday evening. We took some extra time that morning to say goodbye over breakfast at Chick-fil-A so we knew we were in for a late arrival back at home. On Saturday we attended the graduation at BBTI and met the family of the young lady we have been taking to church for the last nine months. They are missionaries to the Sioux Indians in northern South Dakota.  It is a lonely and discouraging ministry they have but they are a faithful witness to the people there.

After the graduation we went to a wedding of one of the children of the staff at BBTI. I am glad we went because there were very few attendees. Most of the people there were the ones we had just seen at the graduation. Mama and I really did not need to attend but we felt that it was important to support the family. I am glad we made the little extra effort.

Mama and I got up this morning to the news of our grandson Grant being placed in the hospital for observation because he fell from the top bunk of the bunk beds the boys share. There is some concern that there is bleeding on the brain as a result of the fall. The neurosurgeon will be looking him over today and we will know more at that time.

Please remember them in prayer.